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b) Something that silences another thing.
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Silencer — Datos generales Origen Estocolmo, Suecia Estado Dividida … Wikipedia Español
Silencer — Жанры Депрессивно суицидальный блэк метал Годы 1995 2001 Страна … Википедия
Silencer — Si lenc*er, n. One that silences; specif.: (a) The muffler of an internal combustion engine. (b) Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires. (c) A device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting its projectiles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Silencer — bezeichnen in der Biologie Abschnitte in der Erbinformation, die sich auf der DNA im sogenannten Promotor vor oder nach dem eigentlichen Gen befinden, das das dazugehörende Protein kodiert. Sie gehören zu den cis Elementen. Sie setzen, im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
silencer — [silɑ̃se] v. tr. ÉTYM. 1874, Barbey d Aurevilly; de silence. ❖ ♦ Littér. et rare. Plonger (qqn, un lieu…) dans le silence … Encyclopédie Universelle
Silencer — Silencer, an der ⇒ Genregulation von Eukaryoten beteiligte regulatorische DNA Sequenzen, die die Transkriptionsrate eines Gens verringern … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
silencer — ► NOUN ▪ a device for reducing the noise emitted by a mechanism, especially a gun or exhaust system … English terms dictionary
silencer — [sī′lən sər] n. 1. a person or thing that silences ☆ 2. a device attached to the muzzle of a firearm to muffle the report 3. Brit. MUFFLER (sense 2) … English World dictionary
Silencer — The word silencer can mean: * Slang for the sound suppressor that goes on the end of a firearm barrel * Silencer on an internal combustion engine s exhaust pipe * A sound reducing device located in a large chimney * Silencer (DNA), a type of… … Wikipedia
silencer — [[t]sa͟ɪlənsə(r)[/t]] silencers 1) N COUNT A silencer is a device that is fitted onto a gun to make it very quiet when it is fired. ...a pistol that was equipped with a silencer. 2) N COUNT A silencer is a device on a car exhaust that makes it… … English dictionary
silencer — [1] A muffler. [2] A device in an air conditioning system designed to minimize pumping sounds from the compressor. See air silencer front silencer straight through silencer … Dictionary of automotive terms
